St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF2 6EQ · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 108271
Kettlethorpe High School
Community school · Wakefield · WF2 7EL
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
1,616
Local authority
Wakefield
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Wakefield, Wakefield, 1,616 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 24.9%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 108271
Location
- Address
- Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal
- Postcode
- WF2 7EL
- Town
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- District
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,616
- Boys / girls
- 816 / 800
- School capacity
- 1,750
- Capacity fill
- 1,616 / 1,750 (92%)
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- FSM pupils
- 402
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Roisin Paul
- Telephone
- 01924251605